As students deal with a multitude of changes within their school settings and personal lives, school systems now have the opportunity to help students build resilience and combat stress through mindfulness. Mindfulness tools such as meditation, breathwork, progressive relaxation, and yoga can help students develop techniques to learn how to self-regulate.
Pilates Blast owner and 2025 Fit Crawl partner, Dani Rubin, believes in the power of giving back and uplifting others, a belief that has led her to align with organizations, such as WEforum, that share a passion for community health and empowerment. These partnerships have enabled Pilates Blast, more than just a fitness studio, to make a meaningful difference in the community, as seen firsthand through WEforum’s Wise Up: Teen Advocacy Group, a reminder that wellness is not just an individual journey but a collective effort.
Join us on Saturday, February 1st for the highly anticipated WEforum Fit Crawl 2025, 10 Years Strong! To commemorate a decade of success, the Fit Crawl 2025 will be complemented by two additional events leading up to the main event, showcasing WEforum's mission to empower communities to live healthier, more balanced lives.
Physical activity is an essential component in maintaining both our physical and mental health, and especially important for children attempting to cognitively navigate our “new normal” brought on by COVID-19.
Do you remember when you were a little kid and your father seemed like the strongest man in the world? You can still picture him performing Herculean tasks and rewarding himself with a big steak dinner. And he always kept a smile on your mom’s face. Now that was a “Real Man.”
We have so many explanations for our bad moods. Everything from frigid winter temperatures to the lingering effects of the pandemic.
After many profound “ah-ha” life moments, Christian Valeriani conceived EvenFlow Yoga and has since taught over 30,000 hours and certified over 150 teachers, making EvenFlow a cornerstone of the Jersey Shore yoga community. For the 10th year straight, they will partner with WEforum for this year’s annual Fit Crawl on Saturday, February 1st.
The very thing that makes us and others proud, that makes us different, that makes us successful, has a point where it can become the very thing that holds us back and causes our destruction. What helps us grow can also become the very thing that makes us break. At least it was for me.
For anyone looking to add recovery to their fitness routine, a new way to lose weight or gain muscle, or anyone looking to just switch things up and keep things exciting, cross-training may be the move for you; a balance between your typical routine and the introduction of something new.
I’ll steal a line from Tony Robbins.... “When would NOW be a good time...” for you to look in the mirror and ask yourself, “What am I afraid of?”
In a society where we feel like we are constantly on a hamster wheel chasing after the next opportunity, working through the next challenge in our career, or finding our healthiest self it may be hard to know when or how to step off and find time to pause and rest. But the fear of rest can be one that keeps us going long after there is no more fuel to keep us moving, and can potentially be more detrimental to our health than we think.
WEforum partners with the NFL Alumni in Jacksonville for the Fit Crawl in Jax Beach!